oasis

英 [əʊˈeɪsɪs]

美 [oʊˈeɪsɪs]

n.  (沙漠中的)绿洲; (困苦中)令人快慰的地方(或时刻); 乐土; 乐事

复数：oases　

IELTSGRETEM8医学

Collins.1 / BNC.11579 / COCA.10318

牛津词典

noun

• （沙漠中的）绿洲
  an area in the desert where there is water and where plants grow
• （困苦中）令人快慰的地方（或时刻）；乐土；乐事
  a pleasant place or period of time in the middle of sth unpleasant or difficult
  1. an oasis of calm
     宁静的一刻
  2. a green oasis in the heart of the city
     都市中心的绿茵

柯林斯词典

• （沙漠中的）绿洲
  Anoasisis a small area in a desert where water and plants are found.
• N-COUNT （恶劣环境中的）宜人之地，乐土；（不愉快情形下的）开心之时，乐事
  You can refer to a pleasant place or situation as anoasiswhen it is surrounded by unpleasant ones.
  1. The immaculately tended gardens are an oasis in the midst of Cairo's urban sprawl.
     在开罗不断扩张的都市版图内，这些被悉心照料的花园成了一片世外桃源。

英英释义

noun

• a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
  Synonym:haven
• a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)

双语例句

• Finally I've found an oasis!
  我终于找到了一片绿洲！
• The housing estate will become a cultural oasis.
  小区将成为文化绿洲。
• Turpan was one of the important oasis towns on this caravan route.
  吐鲁番是大篷车队旅行路线上一个重要的绿州城。
• It is the basis of quantitative research on the capacity of oasis systems to develop the appraising index system.
  构建绿洲系统承载力评价指标体系是定量研究绿洲系统承载力的基础。
• This paper analyses the progress of Chinese oasis agriculture in history and the effect of agricultural exploitation to ecological environment.
  本文论述了历史时期我国绿洲农业开发的基本进程，分析了农业开发对生态环境的影响。
• The local climate resulted from on oasis surrounded by desert is simulated with the coupled model.
  运用这一模式模拟了荒漠环境中一片绿洲的不均匀地表面形成的局地气候。
• This is sort of our oasis.
  这可说得上是我们的绿洲了。
• Dunhuang was a desert oasis and an important town on the Silk Road in ancient times.
  敦煌是古代丝绸之路上的沙漠绿洲和重要城镇。
• In the bustling cities, an oasis awaits the trader and traveler.
  在喧闹的城市里，一片绿洲正等待着商人和旅客的光临。
• Comparative Analysis on Driving Forces of Cultivated Land and Construction Landuse Changes in Zhangye Oasis
  张掖绿洲耕地和建设用地变化驱动力比较研究